In Treatment

Mia -- Week One

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>Paul answers the door at his new Brooklyn apartment to find Alex Sr., the father of the patient who died during a flight exercise last year, serving him with a law suit - he blames Paul for his son's death. When Paul shows up to discuss the case with his lawyer, he's surprised to discover Mia, a patient of his from 20 years ago. Now a high-powered malpractice attorney, she assures him she's just covering for the lawyer at her firm who will be handling his case. Mia is concerned that Paul doesn't have notes from his sessions and asks if they can depose Gina, since she acted as his supervisor; Paul reluctantly agrees. As Mia questions him about his practice and his life (having noticed he's divorced from his file), Paul grows increasingly uncomfortable and suggests that there is a lot of subtext in their meeting - namely, her unresolved issues about how her therapy ended twenty years ago. They are interrupted twice by calls from her father, and once from her firm's managing partner, Bennet, who lets Paul know that Mia grabbed his file. When Bennet leaves, Paul says he doesn't think they should work together and Mia recalls how he told her the same thing twenty years ago. After arguing about how things ended back then, Mia acknowledges that intercepting Paul's case was a mistake and agrees to turn everything over to the other attorney.</p></div>

April -- Week One

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>A 23-year-old architecture student, April spends much of her first session with Paul avoiding what it is she came to talk about. She discusses her recent break-up with a fellow student named Kyle, and his new socialite girlfriend. Explaining that she found Paul on a listserve at school, she asks questions about why his practice is new, and then apologizes for probing. She explains that the woman therapist she went to before was a &quot;f**king idiot,&quot; who told her the same annoying story twice and then called her multiple times when she didn't return. Paul presses April on whether she'd told the therapist she was quitting and she admits she didn't. Finally, unable to say it out loud, April writes down the reason she's there and hands Paul a note that says she has cancer. She's known five weeks and hasn't sought treatment or told anyone other than him — and a construction worker she shouted at — not wanting to put extra stress on her parents or her autistic brother. When Paul insists she speak to a doctor and tell her parents, April bristles and leaves without scheduling another session.</P></div>

Oliver -- Week One

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>Sixth-grader Oliver sits with Paul in his office while they wait for Oliver's mother Bess to return from the deli and for his father Luke to arrive. Oliver suggests they play Black Jack to bide the time and chides Paul for not knowing the rules. When Oliver demands to know why he's there, Paul discovers that Oliver's parents haven't explained they're getting a divorce. All the boy knows is that his dad moved out and Oliver doesn't like staying at his dad's new place on the Upper East side — it's too far, there's no food and he can't sleep when his dad's friends come over. Bess returns with a snack for her son and makes several digs about her estranged husband's tardiness and &quot;freshman dorm&quot;-like living situation. When Luke shows up, apologetic, Paul sends Oliver outside while he talks to his parents alone. The couple are stunned to learn Oliver doesn't understand they're divorcing and bicker over who's to blame. Paul also lays out Oliver's concerns about staying with Luke and the two continue to argue until Paul gets them to agree the focus needs to be on Oliver. When the boy is invited back in, Paul coaches him to express his concerns to his father, but even when Luke agrees to buy groceries and not have his friends over, Oliver refuses to go home with him. Luke leaves, angry, and Bess takes Oliver home.</P></div>

Walter -- Week One

A high-powered CEO with anxiety issues turns to Paul for therapy at the encouragement of his wife.

Gina and Paul -- Week One

Paul resumes his Friday sessions with Gina, who agrees to give a deposition in the lawsuit against him.

Mia -- Week Two

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P class=&quot;&quot;>Mia has a session with Paul to apologize for her unprofessional behavior from the week before, acknowledging she intercepted his file when his attorney couldn't be there, in order to surprise and needle him. She reveals she's been having a year-long affair with her boss Bennet, who's married. Mia thought he'd leave his wife, but he didn't and she evades Paul's question about what happened, telling him instead he needs to pick out a mate for her because he &quot;owes&quot; her. Mia turns the tables on Paul, asking him if he had an affair with his patient and this time it's his turn to not answer. As she continues to reveal bits of her story through a bitter commentary on her life, Mia tells Paul she was trying to get pregnant with Bennet but last week her doctor told her that her window for conceiving was closing. When she learned this, she drove to Bennet's house to demand they see an infertility specialist and he broke things off with her. Mia accuses Paul of having talked her into her abortion twenty years ago; Paul suggests Mia may have come to him now as a way to better understand that decision. The only other person Mia told about the pregnancy then was her father, who took her to the abortion appointment. When Paul wonders why she felt so supported by her father (who scheduled the abortion) but blames Paul, she defends her father, explaining they've always been close. She tells Paul another story of a childhood secret with her father, but then shuts down, insisting she didn't come for therapy. Paul tries to convince her that she did, and that they should continue — she herself said he owed her. On her way out the door, Mia clarifies that she meant Paul owes her a child. Shaken by her accusation, Paul pulls out her old file and listens to an old cassette tape of Mia playing Chopin.</P></div>

April -- Week Two

April details her detachment from a former boyfriend and his current partner, both of whom are concerned about her current illness.

Oliver -- Week Two

Fearing his behavior has led to his parents' estrangement, Oliver outlines the difficulty he's having living between two homes.

Walter -- Week Two

Paul links Walter's panic attacks to a childhood tragedy.

Gina and Paul -- Week Two

Paul looks to fill in memory gaps about his mother's attempted suicide by reconnecting with a childhood crush.

Mia -- Week Three

Laura's deposition in the Alex Prince case spills into Paul's session with Mia.

April -- Week Three

April's memories of a childhood near-tragedy underscore her lifelong independence issues.

Oliver -- Week Three

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>Bess swings by Paul's office to pick up the turtle that Oliver left behind. She explains that her son has been staying with Luke for the week, giving her some time to herself. Before leaving, she hands Paul some homemade cookies, thanking him for going &quot;above and beyond&quot; with the turtle. When the family arrives later for their session, Luke and Oliver talk about how much fun they had together, going to a Knicks game and hanging out at home. When Bess begins to grill them on whether Oliver completed his homework, her son lets slip that Nina — his former teacher and his dad's new girlfriend — came over to help him. Bess is furious: Not only is Luke seeing someone but he asked Oliver to lie to her about it. When Paul asks the boy if there's anything he'd like to say, Oliver responds, &quot;Whatever I say makes everything worse.&quot; The therapist pulls Oliver into another room, where he finds out that not only is the boy still having trouble sleeping but that his parents were planning to adopt an African baby. Paul returns to his office without Oliver to talk to Luke and Bess alone. Bess is angry that Luke single-handedly overruled their decision not to involve Oliver with people they're dating, but Luke says there's no hope of discussing anything with her because she's so unwilling to compromise. Paul explains that he's trying to help them communicate, but right now he wants to talk about the adoption. Bess tells how hard she worked to adopt the baby and how Luke backed out at the last minute. He says he knew it was a mistake — that Bess acted like the baby would fix their marriage, but he knew it was too late. Paul points out that the two of them have never done a good job of working through their problems together, but now more than ever Oliver needs them to be a team. He tells them that the boy still isn't sure whether or not he's getting a brother. Aghast at their own lapse, the parents want to bring Oliver in to talk to him together... but the boy has fallen asleep in the waiting room.</P></div>

Walter -- Week Three

In the midst of a corporate crisis, Walter recounts an emotional attempt to rescue and protect his daughter.

Gina and Paul -- Week Three

Gina explores Paul's resentment over having to take care of his ailing father.

Mia -- Week Four

Paul exposes the emotional insecurity that may have led to Mia's recent unruly weekend.

April -- Week Four

Paul crosses a professional boundary after analyzing April's anxieties involving her brother and mother.

Oliver -- Week Four

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>Bess and Oliver show up at Paul's door with suitcases, announcing that they've been thrown out of their apartment and have no place to go — then collapse in laughter over the joke they've played on him. Rattled, Paul asks where Luke is, and Bess explains she's going on vacation and Luke, late as usual, will pick Oliver up at the end of the session. She asks to speak to Paul alone while Oliver waits outside. Bess explains Oliver is transformed — he's sleeping, doing his homework and not overeating — and she's thrilled to be getting away by herself for the first time in six years with her girlfriend. Paul suggests Oliver may not be as okay as she believes, and Bess bristles, assuming he's suggesting she shouldn't take a vacation. They discuss whether her timing has anything to do with her discovery that Luke has a girlfriend, and Bess ends up recounting how she got pregnant her senior year of college and married Luke at age 21. She and Luke barely saw each other during Oliver's early years, with Luke working and her raising the boy; then she attempted graduate school when Oliver was in kindergarten, but hasn't been able to finish. She insists she doesn't blame her son, but she's now 33 and divorced and feeling scared and alone — it's time to get her life back. Obviously feeling guilty about leaving, Bess still insists she deserves the trip. With her friend waiting in a car outside, Bess says goodbye, leaving Oliver alone with Paul. Paul tries to draw Oliver out, asking how things are going, and the boy reveals that he's still being bullied at school about his weight — so he's decided to stop eating. Paul suggests there are healthier ways to lose weight, but Oliver doesn't want to talk about it. They discuss the baby boy his parents were planning to adopt and Oliver's understanding that his parents decided to give the baby to someone else because they were fighting so much. Oliver admits he'd actually like to be given to parents who wanted him and didn't fight all the time. When Luke is late to pick up Oliver, Paul offers to make the boy a sandwich. He watches as Oliver gobbles it down and asks for another.</P></div>

Walter -- Week Four

Walter confronts his feelings of duty and loss in the wake of a professional "perfect storm."

Gina and Paul -- Week Four

Gina encourages Paul to reconnect with his father before it is too late.

Mia -- Week Five

Paul and Mia examine issues of life, death, loneliness and last chances.

April -- Week Five

April's revelation about her best friend Leah triggers a discussion with Paul about reliance.

Oliver -- Week Five

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P class=&quot;&quot;>Oliver shows up unexpectedly at Paul's office, interrupting one of his sessions: He's run away from school. Paul lets him stay but immediately calls Luke to let him know the boy is safe. He fixes a sandwich for Oliver, who says that Eric, the kid who's been bullying him at school, covered the inside of his locker with dog shit. Paul sympathizes, especially after Oliver explains that he's been fighting with his father. Luke and Nina have been arguing about him, he says, and his dad got drunk and passed out on the couch the previous week. Soon Luke arrives, in a panic and angry with Oliver for leaving school, but when Paul explains what happened, Luke calms down and sends Oliver outside so he and Paul can talk alone. He corroborates Oliver's story about their troubles at home, adding that the boy has been purposely difficult, refusing to do his homework or even bathe. Paul guesses that breaking the rules is Oliver's way of gaining some control. Regardless, Luke is too angry and frustrated to deal with his son, and he's not surprised that a fat kid with no friends gets bullied. Luke also worries, however, that he's becoming just like his own father - a detached school administrator who cheated on Luke's mother - and that Oliver won't love him. Paul assures Luke that it's easy to upset your children in much the same way your parents hurt you and then assume that you're doomed to become your father -- but you're not. Luke calls Oliver back into the room and suggests they grab pizza and a movie. &quot;You deserve a break,&quot; he tells his son.</P></div>

Walter -- Week Five

Paul concludes that Walter's recent actions make him a risk to himself.

Gina and Paul -- Week Five

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P class=&quot;&quot;>Kate meets Paul at the train station to pick up Rosie's things and gives her condolences, again, for his father. Paul says it meant a lot to him to have her at the funeral; they felt like a family again. When she agrees, Paul blurts out that he'd like them to try again but Kate stops him: She's seeing someone. At his session with Gina, Paul thanks her for the orchid she sent. He talks about the funeral, observing that women are good at loss, but &quot;men don't have a f**king clue.&quot; Gina notes he's trying to figure out how to grieve for his father. Paul tries to talk about his limitations in helping his patients, but Gina presses him to continue about the funeral. Paul is disgusted that he learned more about his father at the service than he did from actually knowing him — that the man did free surgery in Bolivia and made Paul the executor of his estate, leaving him half of a small brewery he co-owned in Minnesota. Paul berates himself for not knowing his father when he was a child — or an adult. He tells Gina about their last moments together, embarrassed that he ended up talking &quot;at&quot; his father about his own problems, as he slipped. Gina wonders if it felt like his father had been waiting for Paul to visit before he died. Paul dismisses the idea, spiraling into generalities about parenthood and families but Gina demands he speak specifically about his father. She asks about the watch, suggesting that his father wore it hoping Paul would take it as a memento. Paul says he thinks he waited until his father couldn't talk anymore so he wouldn't have to hear him say he loved him — because if he loved him and yet didn't give him the attention he needed as a child, then love is meaningless. Gina insists that love may be painful, but without it we're untethered. She tells Paul he may not have had the father he needed, but maybe he can be that father to himself now, and to his children. Paul leaves to meet Alex Sr. at his request. The man offers to drop the case against Paul but only if Paul writes a letter (that he promises not to show anyone) admitting his culpability in Alex's death.</P></div>

Mia -- Week Six

A recent setback allows Paul to help Mia re-examine her contentious relationship with her mother.

April -- Week Six

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P class=&quot;&quot;>April, furious that Paul called her mother and told her about the cancer, says their relationship is over. Paul says he had no choice—April was delirious with a 105-degree fever and he was her emergency contact—and he'd do the same thing again. It's the one thing she asked him not to do, April says, though she still wants to know how her mother reacted. He tells her it was a short conversation; her mother was worried. He also points out that April is not very adept at seeing things from other people' perspectives—and she's quick to cast someone off if they break ranks with her just once. Except for Leah, she tells Paul. Her friend is a &quot;flake,&quot; but April never holds it against her. Paul suggests that Leah got in before April &quot;closed the gates.&quot; April admits that she was an emotional wreck as a child, and her mother always told her to toughen up. She also rewarded April by writing a check mark on her hand every time she did something good. April used to love it but in time, started to feel like her mother was checking her off like an item on a list—a child she didn't have to worry about as much as Daniel. Paul says that April has gotten used to being praised as her mother's hero, the perfect kid, and he suggests she's incorporated him into that pattern: When he inevitably told her mother about the illness, April would be praised for her toughness. April caves a bit, admitting that she'd thought her cancer would &quot;clean her out&quot; and relieve her from obsessing over being the best at everything. She says she doesn't believe in anything anymore: love, family, her own body. Paul tells her that could be a good place to start; it may be time for rebirth. He asks her to call him when she gets the results of her blood test that week, and after he helps her up from the couch, April leaves.</P></div>

Oliver -- Week Six

Ignoring Paul's and Oliver's objections, Luke and Bess come up with a plan that will alter their family structure and dynamics.

Walter -- Week Six

Paul tries to get Walter to embrace his vulnerable side.

Gina and Paul -- Week Six

Gina bristles over a frustrated Paul's accusation that she's not involved with her patients.

Mia -- Week Seven

After failing to lure Paul into a trap, Mia ends up making a life-changing decision.

April -- Week Seven

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P class=&quot;&quot;>Paul, in his kitchen, can't get to the ringing phone, and when the answering machine picks up, it's April. She got the results of her blood test, and she's coming over. When she arrives, wearing a knit hat that Daniel gave her, April tells Paul that the chemo is working—and that she wants to stop therapy. April doesn't know how to feel, but it's obvious she can't go back to her old life. Kyle broke up with his girlfriend, she says, but she doesn't want him at all anymore—she feels &quot;dead and gone.&quot; Paul explains that recovery is taking all her energy right now, but that won't always be the case. He suggests that she continue therapy, but when he adds that she could bring her family in, April loses it, screaming at him and leaving the room. Soon, she comes back, apologizing and complaining about her itchy hat, and says that she quit school—an endeavor she only undertook to please her mother—and can't imagine being a 23-year-old who's survived cancer. She's afraid she'll spend the rest of her life alone and unhappy. The whole trajectory of her life has been changed, and living without a clear path is too hard, she says. Paul assures her that, though she was rerouted, she'll be happy. She tells Paul that she was reading his web site, and that a girl named Sophie posted a comment, crediting Paul for saving her life. April says she can't be his patient anymore because he's &quot;the guy who saved my life,&quot; too. She just wants to rest and focus on getting well. Paul understands, and as April prepares to leave, he gives her a hat—made of soft leather—that used to belong to his father. She thanks him for everything he's done, kisses him on the cheek and leaves.</P></div>

Oliver -- Week Seven

Bess and Luke find closure after a tough week. Paul tries to allay Oliver's fears.

Walter -- Week Seven

Paul maps out a plan to rescue Walter from his old self.

Gina and Paul -- Week Seven

Paul and Gina reach a crossroad in their relationship.

Sunil -- Week One

A retired math professor from Bengal reluctantly visits Paul to discuss his wife's death six months earlier.

Frances -- Week One

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>Preparing to place flowers in a vase, Paul notices his hand shaking. He goes to the door and is surprised by his new patient Frances, early for her appointment. A beautiful, middle-aged woman, Frances is a well-known actress just past her prime. She has a daughter, Izzy, who has moved in full-time with Frances's ex-husband, Russell.  Years ago, Paul had treated her sister, Patricia, and now Frances is seeking his help. Frances has been having trouble remembering her lines in rehearsals for a Broadway play. She bristles at Paul's suggestion that her issues might stem from growing older and reveals that Tricia has late-stage breast cancer, the same disease that killed their mother years earlier. Tricia wants her sister to get tested for the BRCA 1 gene, an indicator of breast cancer. Paul suggests that Frances may have taken on the play as an escape from all the pressure she's facing-her sister's illness, her daughter's distance, the test-but Frances counters that the play is the problem. She also rebuffs his theory that there's something revealing about Frances's decision to see her sister's old therapist. After she leaves, Paul calls a doctor friend, asking for a referral to a neurologist; he has a few questions about Parkinson's disease.</p></div>

Jesse -- Week One

A 16-year-old homosexual and aspiring photographer talks about his "pattern of promiscuity," and more.

Adele -- Week One

In order to get a new prescription for sleeping pills, an exhausted Paul visits a young, serious and intelligent therapist named Adele.

Sunil -- Week Two

Sunil opens up to Paul about his arranged marriage in India -- and his frustrations living with Arun's family in New York.

Frances -- Week Two

Frances tells Paul about her frustrations at work, her alienation from daughter Izzy and her fears about her health.

Jesse -- Week Two

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>While Paul searches for information about Parkinson's online, Jesse and Max pass each other in the landing, exchanging a look. During the session, Jesse reveals his plan to attend a summer arts program at RISD on his birth mother's dime, though he still hasn't called her back. Paul wants to talk through the process of how the call might play out, but Jesse gets upset and threatens to leave. Switching tracks, Jesse brings up the prank calls he's been receiving from a classmate named Nate, with whom he'd had a brief but secret fling. The conversation steers towards Max, and Paul is visibly uncomfortable. When Paul refuses to discuss his son in therapy, Jesse picks up a pair of brass booties Max wore as a child and mimes throwing them out the window. After Jesse settles down, Paul reveals that Jesse's parents have been paying for his therapy. Despite this, Jesse is convinced that Marisa looks at him like a stranger and that she doesn't love him. Leaving the session, Jesse tells Paul ominously that Max is in for a world of pain ahead of him.</P></div>

Adele -- Week Two

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><P>Paul leaves the latest in a string of messages for Gina, expressing his surprise at some of the &quot;interesting character choices in her novel.&quot; He returns to Adele for another session to discuss the recent development of Max moving in and how he will eventually tell his son about having Parkinson's. Paul concedes that in their previous session Adele was right about a few things, including Gina's unprofessional conduct. He's convinced that he is the inspiration for the deeply flawed protagonist -- the demon spawn of Bartleby and Shylock -- of Gina's novel. Adele returns to the topic of Parkinson's and Paul reveals that his doctor said he was not exhibiting enough symptoms for a positive diagnosis, though he is seeking a second opinion. Adele was also right, Paul says, about the content of his dream involving a feeling of paralysis. In the dream, Paul is running along a fence in an open field feeling a sense of possibility when his progress is slowed. Then, he turns back and sees his father coming towards him. Paul is sure that the dream is about Parkinson's and the fate his father's DNA has cast for him. When Adele suggests that having Parkinson's might be a fantasy for Paul, he grows increasingly agitated, questioning her life experience. &quot;Why on earth would I find that comforting?&quot; he asks. Adele counters that despite the opinion of experts, Paul still carries on with the notion that he has the disease. After Paul's anger subsides, he quizzes Adele to see if she understood the reference he had made earlier to Melville's &quot;Bartleby.&quot; She passes.</P></div>

Sunil -- Week Three

Recounting his first impressions of Julia, Sunil becomes defensive when Paul suggests he may be jealous of Arun's choices.

Frances -- Week Three

A discussion about Frances' fractured relationship with Patricia turns into an indictment of their late mother.

Jesse -- Week Three

Paul tries to generate a dialogue between Jesse and his mother Marisa, who has joined him at the session.

Adele -- Week Three

Paul explores his fears of losing Max to a stepfather.

Sunil -- Week Four

Sunil finds haunting similarities between his son's relationship with Julia and his own affair years ago.

Frances -- Week Four

Paul tries to assuage Frances' feelings of self-loathing in the wake of some painful family memories.

Jesse -- Week Four

Paul breaks through with Jesse about his desire to connect with his birth parents.

Adele -- Week Four

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>Paul cleans up his couch after a quick daytime visit from Wendy. In his session with Adele, he shares his discomfort with the close relationship Max and Steve share. He's afraid that Max has been keeping it from him to protect him and so, not wanting to put his son in that position, Paul has not revealed the news that he thinks he may have Parkinson's. Paul complains that, unlike his patients, he has no real passion in his life. He assumes that Adele's work is her passion, having looked her up online and found an impressive listing of publications and conferences she's attended, many of which are recent, unlike his. He admits there are times when he feels like he's accomplishing something in his sessions, such as when Sunil revealed his decades-old relationship with Malini. Adele notices that Paul is engaged when describing this moment in a way he hasn't been since describing his dream, weeks earlier. Suddenly, Paul realizes that the dream is set at his primary school in England, where he had plans to join many clubs, but was moved away by his father to Baltimore, where his mother's illness effectively ended his childhood. Adele points out that Paul had enough time to pursue his interests, but caring for his mother was a convenient escape from trying out something new. It's a pattern he still engages in, cutting himself off with fake diagnoses and pre-assigned explanations rather than exploring his potential interests. Paul is struck by Adele's confidence and ability to see through him. He reveals that during his daytime tryst with Wendy, he was thinking about Adele. He notices she doesn't wear a wedding ring and imagines that she understands his loneliness, though he quickly dismisses his feelings as &quot;textbook transference.&quot;</p></div>

Sunil -- Week Five

Unsettled by Julia's relationship with an author, Sunil worries Paul with his vivid account of a recent violent dream.

Frances -- Week Five

Exploring Frances' feelings of panic, Paul is accused of being overly sympathetic to her sister Tricia's plight.

Jesse -- Week Five

Paul is vexed to learn that Jesse sabotaged a meeting with his biological parents.

Adele -- Week Five

Adele confronts Paul about his growing obsession with an "impossible" relationship.

Sunil -- Week Six

Paul is increasingly concerned over Sunil's erratic behavior at home.

Frances -- Week Six

With her sister's condition worsening, Frances turns to Paul to cope with her mounting anxieties.

Jesse -- Week Six

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>A birthday crown on his head, Jesse makes small talk with a girl in Paul's waiting room. He's turning 17, which, as he tells Paul, is the legal age of consent in New York State. After expressing concern about the fire last week, Jesse shares his regret about coming to Paul's home late at night. He's starting to feel doubts about the value of therapy, comparing it to the fake Rolexes sold on Canal Street. His birth father Kevin emailed to say he regrets contacting Jesse prematurely and won't reach out to him again. Paul consoles Jesse that it's not too late to reconnect with his birth parents, who left the door open for him to communicate, if that's what he wants. Jesse crawls up onto the couch, clearly pained over his birth parents' abandonment and says he wants to &quot;disappear.&quot; Gently, Paul tells Jesse to go home to the people who love him, Roberto and Marisa. Instead, Jesse reveals his plan to go to RISD for an interview. He still can't afford the tuition for the program, but hopes that after seeing the pictures he took in Westchester, they'll take him in anyway. Paul points out that this is just another fantasy in which he tells himself he'll finally feel at home somewhere else. Jesse invites Paul out for ice cream to celebrate his birthday, but Paul refuses to join him. The session is over, but Paul doesn't want to Jesse to leave alone.</p></div>

Adele -- Week Six

Adele links Paul's frustrations to his inability to make decisions.

Sunil -- Week Seven

Paul is blindsided by a revelation regarding Sunil's therapy.

Frances -- Week Seven

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>Paul leaves messages for both Sunil and Julia but gets no response. In Frances's session, she wants to know if Paul approves of her actions. She relays how she was taking care of Tricia, sharing childhood memories, when here sisterwoke up in intense pain, and in a panic, Frances called the paramedics despite Tricia's stated wish to die at home. With Tricia now in the hospital in a near-vegetative state, unlikely to ever return home, Izzy is furious with her mother. Frances presents Paul with Tricia's living will, which names Frances as the one responsible for end-of-life decisions. Now Frances is faced with the decision to take her sister off the respirator and feeding tube, creating additional tension with Izzy. Even though the will clearly states that Tricia does not wish to be kept alive artificially, and only asks for maximum pain relief, Frances doesn't want to starve her sister to death or lose the only person who grounds her. Frances is at a crossroads; she's been getting good reviews in the play, but it won't be extended past its original limited run. She needs a constant in her life and asks Paul if he'll be there for her. He promises he will, but presses again about why Frances chose to see him of all therapists. Frances admits Paul represents a connection to her sister, possibly her final one. As she gets up to leave, Frances wants to know one last thing. Was Paul ever in love with Tricia? &quot;I cared about her a great deal,&quot; Paul responds. &quot;She was a striking woman.&quot; Frances agrees.</p></div>

Jesse -- Week Seven

<div class='episode-body-left-aligned' style='text-align: left'><p>Jesse and his father Roberto are sitting in the session with Paul. After last week's session, Jesse had tried to dodge the train fare on the way up to RISD. He got caught and was held at the local police precinct until Roberto came in from Buffalo to pick him up. They talked all the way back, mostly about Marisa, and now Jesse feels it's time to quit therapy. Roberto says that Jesse had been feeling suicidal after last week's session and Paul had failed to notice it. Paul requests that Roberto leave him and Jesse to speak in private, one final time. At the police precinct and in the car ride home, Jesse reports he felt a strong connection to Roberto, &quot;like I really was his son.&quot; Jesse traces his problems o back to Marisa's inadequacy as a mother, but Paul is skeptical. He asks if Jesse really was feeling suicidal the week before; he wasn't. Paul wonders if Jesse is punishing him for not going out with him to celebrate his birthday. When Jesse prepares to leave, Paul warns that Roberto might be turning him against his mother. This sets Jesse off. He's finally on good terms with his father and doesn't understand why Paul wants to ruin that. Paul worries that the issues Jesse had been working through will be pushed deep below the surface if he stops treatment and insists the boy's progress is important to him. Jesse finds this strange and overbearing, shouting at Paul, &quot;You're not my f--king father.&quot; At this, Roberto enters to press Jesse to apologize for his language. Jesse gets up to leave, but before he does, Paul retrieves the two letters he had been holding for him. Jesse considers the letters, considers Paul, then storms out of the office. Paul watches through the window as they drive off in Roberto's van.</p></div>

Adele -- Week Seven

Blaming Adele for his recent setbacks with patients, Paul contemplates the future of his therapy and his practice.

Eladio -- Week 1

Brooke digs into home health aide Eladio's history to uncover the root of his sleeplessness.​

Colin -- Week 1

Brooke begins working with her first pro bono client, Colin, who proves evasive despite his alleged enthusiasm for therapy.​

Laila -- Week 1

Brooke empowers 18-year-old Laila -- forced into therapy by her grandmother -- to seize agency over her own life for the first time.​

Brooke -- Week 1

Brooke's close friend Rita forces her to confront how avoiding her father's death is affecting her work and relationships.

Eladio -- Week 2

After making a pact with Brooke, Eladio opens up about his complicated relationship with his employers and their son Jeremy.

Colin -- Week 2

After tying his troubling outbursts to a deep-seated feeling of powerlessness, Brooke pushes Colin to take responsibility for his actions.

Laila -- Week 2

Before Laila reveals a surprising plan for her future, Brooke shares a traumatic experience from her childhood in an effort to connect.​

Brooke -- Week 2

Rita encourages Brooke to stop dwelling on overwhelming past regrets and move forward with her life.​

Eladio -- Week 3

With the house to himself, Eladio feels comfortable sharing the full scope of his connection to Jeremy.

Colin -- Week 3

Colin discovers the extent to which his authentic self has been stunted before making a surprising request for his final session.​

Laila -- Week 3

As Laila details her elaborate getaway plan, Brooke traces her desire to escape to a difficult childhood and societal injustice.

Brooke -- Week 3

After bad news sends Brooke spiraling, Rita begs her to stay on track.

Eladio -- Week 4

After catching Eladio off-guard with an unexpected analysis, Brooke discusses her future with Adam.

Colin -- Week 4

In their final session together, Brooke struggles to find truth in what Colin has shared.​

Laila -- Week 4

A concerned Brooke presses Laila to open up about her complicated understanding of connection and the future.

Brooke -- Week 4

Despite throwing a serious wrench in their plans, Brooke gains unexpected clarity on her relationship with Rita.

Eladio -- Week 5

After announcing a major life decision, Eladio is shaken by Brooke's reaction.

Colin -- Week 5

Brooke's personal and professional lives collide when Colin shows up at her door unannounced.​

Laila -- Week 5

As Laila struggles to develop a sense of self-understanding, Brooke challenges her with a unique technique and a pointed question.

Brooke -- Week 5

Brooke reckons with her pain in an attempt to confront her future.

Eladio -- Week 6

After Eladio reaches a transformative conclusion, Brooke pushes him to break free of his self-imposed limitations.

Colin -- Week 6

In new territory, Brooke and Colin confront the vast work ahead.​

Laila -- Week 6

When Laila disappears, Brooke forces Rhonda to consider how profoundly her expectations have affected the teen.

Brooke -- Week 6

Fresh from her self-analysis, Brooke confronts revelations that may inform her future with her son and relationship with Adam.​